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Octavio Paz Quotes

To the poet fated to be a poet, self-expression is as natural and as involuntary as breathing is to us ordinary mortals.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: mexican
Birth: March 31, 1914 - April 19, 1998

Topics

Breathing Ordinary Poet Natural Us

Cycling is good for people in all ways: their health, their well-being, and it does no damage to the environment. It can, however, be dangerous, and this has to be addressed.

Good Health People Environment Ways

Food is no longer sacred to us: in becoming too efficient we've changed its nature.

Nature Food Us Becoming Sacred Too

I read somewhere that failure is an event, not a person, but I never feel that way. It's who I am.

Failure I Am Feel Person Way Never

Frankly, these days, without a theory to go with it, I can't see a painting.

Painting Go See Without Days Theory

I have no illusions that my work can rouse the masses to create change, because literature simply doesn't have that power anymore in my country, if it does anywhere. But I do hope that it can be read by those who are in positions to create change, or that it can at least be part of that dialogue.

Work Change Hope Power Literature

Listen, I'm 41 years old. I've got two kids. I've got a career. The last thing I need to be doing is having a beef with A Tribe Called Quest. It's silly and it was unnecessary. It ain't the first time that a director hasn't seen eye to eye with a subject and it ain't going to be the last time.

Michael Rapaport

Time Eye Doing Silly Career Need

The best and most sustainable love story for markets is one based on a healthy and dynamic real economy that creates jobs and opportunities for many more people.

Mohamed El-Erian

Love Best People Story Opportunities

I want an audience that will come sitting forward in their seats.

Forward Want Sitting Will Audience

You know, there are artists who are 35 and up that still make rap and that still works for them. I don't know if I want to be that guy.

You Know Want Up Rap Guy

The world I live in is benefiting from things like satellite radio. Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I'm hearing is an appreciation of real music.

Live Music Appreciation College Jazz

Things they don't understand always cause a sensation among the English.

Alfred de Musset

Understand Always Things English

With literature, sometimes a book is presented in the media as being say, a Muslim story or an African story, when essentially it's a universal story which we can all relate to it, no matter what race or social background we come from.

Book Story Literature Media Say

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